Announcing Our 2024 – 2026 Charity Partner in Somerset
‘Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguley. Myths & Machines’ opening celebrations, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2025. Photo: Clare Walsh
Announcing Our 2024 – 2026 Charity Partner in Somerset
Since Hauser & Wirth Somerset’s launch in 2014, the gallery has worked in partnership with 14 charitable organizations, institutions and local businesses across the South West of England. Each year, a new local charity is supported through visitor entrance donations and community events, providing a platform to promote ongoing initiatives and increase awareness to a broader audience.
From July 2023 – June 2024 the gallery was delighted to support Bruton Community Library, a vital hub for local residents as well as socially isolated members of our rural Somerset community.
Looking ahead to July 2024 – June 2026, we are dedicating our support to Good Company Bruton, a not-for-profit set up by and for the local community. Run entirely by volunteers, Good Company Bruton supports community projects that bring people together, including those that help Bruton’s most disadvantaged groups, to foster a greater sense of belonging. They exist to remove the barrier sometimes caused by bureaucracy and administration to create positive change in and around Bruton.
‘Bruton is a beautiful place, and we are lucky to live here. But like any small town, there are people in our community that need our help. Good Company Bruton’s partnership with Hauser & Wirth will fund even more community initiatives in the next year, fostering belonging and making a real impact for those in need. Thank you for choosing us as Hauser & Wirth’s charity partner for 2024 – 2026.’—David Weston, Chair of Good Company Bruton
Their current enterprises and projects for 2025 include: Bruton Community Fund (a grant initiative for anyone with a good idea that will benefit the local community); Bruton Boost (helping the local community build better mental fitness ); Memory Café (supporting Bruton residents with dementia and their carers by offering get-togethers with trained and experienced volunteers); Brue Larder (local food bank and delivery service); Laptops for Learners (providing laptops for disadvantaged secondary school children in Bruton); and Good Company Christmas (an annual Christmas lunch for those who are lonely, isolated or hungry).
Previous good causes included helping Ukrainian refugees hosted in Bruton and the surrounding villages integrate into their new community, and a fundraising initiative for a new skatepark and multi-wheeled sports facility.
Summer Fete, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2024. Photo: Clare Walsh
Summer Fete, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2024. Photo: Clare Walsh
